It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in Mativ Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:MATV) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Mativ Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the President, Julie Schertell, sold US$214k worth of shares at a price of US$17.81 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$11.34. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. Julie Schertell was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 30.00k shares worth US$516k. But they sold 12.00k shares for US$214k. Overall, Mativ Holdings insiders were net buyers during the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Mativ Holdings Insiders Bought Stock Recently

We saw some Mativ Holdings insider buying shares in the last three months. Independent Director William Cook purchased US$31k worth of shares in that period. It's good to see the insider buying, as well as the lack of recent sellers. However, in this case the amount invested recently is quite small.

Insider Ownership Of Mativ Holdings

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It appears that Mativ Holdings insiders own 2.1% of the company, worth about US$13m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Mativ Holdings Tell Us?

Insider purchases may have been minimal, in the last three months, but there was no selling at all. Overall the buying isn't worth writing home about. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Mativ Holdings insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 2 warning signs for Mativ Holdings (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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